134th Recruit School Graduation

Fairfax County Government Center Auditorium
12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax

When:

Friday, March 22, 2013, 7 p.m.

For approximately six months, 24 recruit firefighters have been
undergoing training to respond to fires, hazardous materials incidents,
vehicle crashes and extrications, swift water rescue, confined space
rescue, and emergency medical incidents. These firefighter/EMT recruits
will officially become professional firefighters in Fairfax County upon
graduation.

Dr. Denis Onieal, Superintendent, National Fire Academy (NFA), will be
the graduation keynote speaker. Appointed in 1995, he has expanded the
National Fire Academy's outreach program to work more closely with state
and local training agencies and to increase NFA training from 15,000 to
more than 110,000. The NFA curriculum has been revised to include college
credit recommendation and continuing education units for all resident and
off-campus deliveries. Under his leadership, and in cooperation with over
100 colleges and universities, the NFA has standardized the associate and
bachelor degree programs across the country.

Dr. Onieal has a bachelor's degree from New Jersey City University, a
master's degree in public administration from Fairleigh Dickinson
University, and a doctorate in education from New York University. He was
also a member of the Jersey City Fire Department from 1971 to 1995, and
rose to the rank of Deputy Chief, and then was appointed acting chief,
leading 620 firefighters and officers. On September 12, 2001, he led the
US Fire Administration's team at the World Trade Center, working behind
the scenes to help the New York City Fire Department re-establish their
systems of command, control, and on-site communications.

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Captain I Randal Bittinger,
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY: 711.
Duty PIO (Weekends/After-hours): 703-877-3702
Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs,
services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request.
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